An Act relative to increasing the fine for handicap parking violations for city/town implementation and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act .

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Chapter 40 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby further amended by inserting after Section 22A the following section:—

Section 22A ½. Any city or town that adopts the provisions of this section may increase the fine assessed for violations of handicap parking in the city or town by $50. The city or town may add the additional $50 into a special municipal account for the city or town where the violation occurred.

The monies shall be used solely for funding and implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act on public property and in public buildings within the city or town. The city or town’s commission on disabilities or a special commission shall investigate the needs

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